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Presented by Pony World TheatreOctober 26 - November 17Thu-Fri-Sat at 7:30pmplus Monday, November 5 (Pay-What-You-Can)$1 tickets Thu November 1STUDIO THEATRErliament Square, James Fritz's powerful, award-winning new play.Written by James Fritz and directed by Sann Hall, Parliament Square tells the story of Kat, who leaves her family one morning to commit an act of protest that she hopes will change the world. But things don't go as planned, and in the aftermath she'll have to reclaim her life, her family, and her beliefs. This searing new play asks how far each of us will go to create change and how do we shoulder that responsibility. Premiering in London last year, this play was heralded as "raw, intense, and funny...alluring" (Broadway World UK) and "undeniably powerful" (Time Out London).

Presented by ReActOctober 20 - November 17thSat at 2pm and 8pmSun-Tue at 8pm​MAINSTAGE THEATRE

Celebrating the 45th Anniversary of this popular and educationalpop-culture phenomenon, Schoolhouse Rock is based on the beloved cartoon shorts from the 1970s. It is a nostalgic andjoyous romp through twenty-two of your favorite Schoolhouse Rock songs including "Justa Bill," "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly," "Interplanet Janet," "Conjunction Junction"and more. Loved by young and old, these catchy tunes delight andteach the importance of Science, Grammar, Civics, Math and History. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER.

In her latest theatrical production inspired by the classic love story, MaryZimmerman reimagines The White Snake, an ancient Chinese legend in which amagical snake transforms herself into a beautiful woman in order to experiencethe human world. Adventuring with her companion, Green Snake, White Snakemeets and falls in love with the humble, virtuous Xu Xian. Together, the trioopen a pharmacy, but soon the remarkable healing powers of White Snake drawthe attention of a treacherous evil monk, Fa Hai, bent on destroying theirhappy union.

When Jess hears that her mother, who she has not seen in 10 years, is on her deathbed, she embarks on a cross country journey fueled by self-loathing. Accompanied by Victor, her mercurial fashion mogul travel companion who may or may not be real, Jess discovers who she is, how to love herself, and how to wear it well. Sheila Callaghan’s fantastical and brash dark comedy explores society's obsession with body image and fashion.

Prelude to Kiss is a comic fantasy that centers around a newlywed husband (MJ Sieber), who has to consider whether his beautiful young wife (Anastasia Higham) has changed bodies with a terminally ill septuagenarian (Galen Joseph Osier) on their honeymoon. Written as a response to the ravages of AIDS, playwright Craig Lucas asks his character to decide if his love for his partner transcends the sudden loss of physical beauty and vitality.

This production replaces Reckless, by the same playwright, which was previously scheduled for this time slot. Prelude includes the same artistic team, including director Greg Carter, and actors Ray Tagavilla, Marianna De Fazio, Brandon Felker, and Rachel Guyer-Mafune.

If you can see only one rock opera, you should probably make it The Who’s Tommy. Seriously, who can’t relate to a deaf and blind pinball wizard? Overcoming physical and mental hardships to succeed at an adolescent game requiring extraordinary hand-eye coordination is… a recipe for euphoria. Actually, Who mastermind Pete Townshend used this absurd premise to explore spiritual enlightenment; it was 1969, after all. Helping significantly to achieve that state is the music, which represents some of Townshend’s most melodically and lyrically ambitious work—expansive, psychedelic rock with hooks to die and cry for.

Presented by Mamches ProductionsJuly 13- August 18Thu at 7:30pm; Fri at 8pm​Sat at 2 & 8pm; Sun at 7pm​MAINSTAGE THEATRE

Poisoned apples. Glass slippers. Who needs ‘em?! Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious hit musical that’s anything but Grimm. Forget the princesses you think you know – the original storybook heroines have come to life to set the record straight.

After multiple sold-out runs throughout the USA and abroad, these royal renegades have tossed off their tiaras to bring their hilariously subversive, not-for-the-kiddies musical to Seattle for the first time - and the Emerald City will never be the same!

Set in the backyard of the Horowitz-Yamasaki-Bloom family home, three generations of this Jewish-American-transracial family gather for their traditional Mothers Day celebration of bagels and lox and Korean potato salad. Everyone arrives with secrets, and their revelations bring out their complicated hidden truths, while examining the myriad of expectations, responsibilities and roles that women face in every modern family.

Set in the back of a Vermont Coffee shop, a pair of society's misfits spend their days singing songs, writing novels and lamenting past loves. When a young barista asks them to leave, the duo initiate him in the ways of the world. the writings of Bukowski, and the true worth of life.

In a time when American culture has seemingly lost its tolerance for ambiguity, a production of Paula Vogel's 1997 play How I Learned to Drive can be both edifying and appalling. Strawberry Theatre Workshop continues its thread of plays dominated by women (writers, characters, and issues) with the work that gained Vogel the Pulitzer Prize.

​This story of consent, deception, and a woman's coming-of-age is told by Amy Danneker and Frank Boyd, with Ryan Purcell directing.

Presented by Intiman TheatreMay 31- June 24Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat at 7:30pm​Sun at 2:00pmSTUDIO THEATRE

Wild Horses is a savagely-funny play about a threshold summer that forever alters an adolescent girl, as portrayed by her grown-up self. Complex and timeless, it is a coming-of-age story for all generations. The pathos and hubris of her teenage years, the struggle for identity, independence, and authenticity, and the desire to find her place in a complicated world—it all comes rushing at us as she takes us on the ride of her life.

What happens when you let your desire and darkest secrets run wild? Detective Morris must investigate and expose an interactive playground world where unforgivable sexual fantasies are enjoyed by men who feel they can’t live without them. Jennifer Haley’s unsettling play tackles both the seductive pull of the morally ambiguous virtual world and the science fiction future of intimacy. It will have you squirming in your seats.

Sound Theatre Company is thrilled to welcome Howie Seago, well known to Seattle and Oregon Shakespeare Festival audiences, who brings his vision and vast expertise in deaf theatre to this version of Shakespeare’s classic comedy. Seago and STC Artistic Director Teresa Thuman team up to stage the Bard’s poetic text as both spoken and signed in ASL for deaf and hearing audiences.

Iraq War vet Elliot Ortiz has a bright new career working in Hollywood action films. While shooting on location in Jordan, with the tumultuous Arab Spring rumbling nearby, he finds that his wartime dreams and nightmares have followed him into his new life. At the same time, halfway around the world in a cozy North Philadelphia kitchen, his cousin Yaz takes on a heroic new role of her own: as the heart and soul of her crumbling community. This powerful production is a tale of two young adults who cross the globe in search of connection, redemption, and their place in the world.

What do you do when your spouse gets conked on the head and wakes up with a terrifying new personality: optimistic happy person? Thalia's Umbrella is proud (and amused) to announce her very first world premiere, the lovely, word-drunk romantic comedy The Impossibility of Now by Seattle playwright Y York.

Due to some sexual language and sexual situations, we recommend this show for ages 12 and up.

ReAct is very proud to kick off our 25th Anniversary season with an encore our Seattle Premiere of one of the hottest new plays in America, Sex With Strangers by Laura Eason. Don't miss this intriguing and provocative comedic drama about an obsucre mid-career novelist and a famous young blogger. These two strangers have nothing in common except their passion for writing...and each other.

Presented by ReActFebruary 16- March 10STUDIO THEATRE​ReACT is very excited to bring back one of our all-time favorite musicals, The Last 5 Years by Jason Robert Brown. We presented the Seattle Professional Premiere of this ingenious hit back in 2005 and we're excited to invite you to enjoy our definitive staging of this bittersweet crowd pleaser, with some intriguing new surprises.

Three years after the Watergate scandal ended his presidency, Richard Nixon agreed to break his silence in a series of interviews with up-and-coming British broadcaster David Frost. Behind-the-scenes it was a battle of egos for the upper hand in controlling history, but as the cameras rolled, the world was riveted by a remarkably honest exchange between one man who has lost everything and another with everything to gain.

Straight White Men is Young Jean Lee’s family drama about the demographic you love to hate. When three brothers gather at their father’s home for Christmas, it becomes clear that they have more on their minds than the holidays. With hypocrisy, humor, and enlightened progressivism, this story explores what to do with privilege, and who is to blame for it.

In this evening-length performance, Acrobatic Conundrum blends circus and dance into a poetic experience that pushes the artists to the edge. The performance features athletic choreography from Costa Rica’s Jimmy Ortiz Chinchilla, in addition to ensemble-based aerial work and a touch of humor. In a world where stakes are high and time is running out, The Fig Tree Waltzes is a paean to the human drive to keep playing against overwhelming odds.

Every year, Acrobatic Conundrum curates a cabaret, adding a new “Volume” to the ever evolving story of circus. Each Volume is a world unto itself, featuring original pieces - long and short - from circus artists of all stripes. There’s no telling what’s in store for Volume 5, but it’s guaranteed to be filled with jaw-dropping, knee-slapping, thought-provoking, and heart-filling circus.

Presented by AzeotropeNovember 29- December 23 Thu-Fri-Sat-Mon at 8pmNo show Dec-4 or Dec-7ASL interpreted performances on Dec-16 and Dec-18​STUDIO THEATRE

On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Over the next sixteen months, events would unravel that test every American’s strength of character: executive actions, an immigration round-up of unprecedented scale, and a declaration of martial law. Rick finds himself caught up as the frontman of the new administration’s edicts and loses his humanity. In a play that recalls George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four and the Nazi regime, Building the Wall is a terrifying and gripping exploration of what happens if we let fear win.

NO CHARGE FOR ADMISSION - pay what you wish all performances. Reservations strongly encouraged.

Presented by Theatre22 October 27- November 18Thu-Fri at 8:00pmSun Nov-5 and Nov-12 at 2pmSpecial Industry Night Mon Nov-13 at 8pm​STUDIO THEATRE

Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Lanford Wilson, Burn This explores romance, artistic expression and familial turmoil through the lens of 1980s Manhattan. Anna, who’s still reeling from the loss of her beloved artistic partner and friend Robbie, struggles to regain equilibrium with her supportive roommate, Larry, and her doting boyfriend, Burton. But when Robbie’s grieving, dangerous brother arrives unexpectedly, he challenges everything Anna thinks she wants.

To live like a legend... sometimes you have to fight like a bitch. The country is at war, and the Senate cannot keep the peace within its own walls-- - let alone on the battlefield. Enter Coriolanus: the country’s most famous badass warrior. She returns home to face the greatest battle yet: to win the love of the people &amp; run for office—or face the dangerous consequences of defying society’s expectations.

CORIOLANUS, the rarely produced play about politics, power, and pride, is packed with daring physical combat and deliciously vicious language, and a top notch all-female cast drives this contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s dramatic thriller.

​Forward slash forward slash, angle bracket, quotation, command, dialogue, angle bracket, semicolon: it’s 2004, the year hacktivist group Anonymous emerged as a can’t-be-tamed digital authority with unexpected influence. This mercurial and irreverent tale follows the network’s pointed take down of the Church of Scientology and ponders the revolution of online global power. Called “liberating” and “enlightening” by The Guardian, The Ensemble will mount Tim Price’s smart and captivating play. Can you feel the lulz?

Claire Chafee's Why We Have a Body follows the lives of four women through snapshot monologues and short intimate scenes. Though the play originally opened in San Francisco in 1993, it is achingly in sync with the current political climate. Chafee presents four women who have each built lives for themselves outside of patriarchal expectations—lives without children, lives without husbands, and one life beyond the rule of law. They demonstrate the illusion of LGBTQ-identifying individuals gaining equality, and the constrictions placed on women who were brought up in a world defined by men.

Presented by Really Really Theatre GroupAugust 18- September 2Wed-Thu-Fri-Sat at 7:00pm​Sun August 20 at 7:00pm​STUDIO THEATRE

In an overconnected, information-saturated world, Ashley is struggling. Diagnosed with a condition known as “Hyperempathy”, she finds it difficult to hold a job, maintain relationships, and otherwise cope with the emotional demands of her everyday life. When Ashley is introduced to a new medical procedure known as Neuroclear, she sees a chance to create a new, better version of herself––but not without putting her humanity at risk. A fresh look into our relationships with the world, technology and our “best self”, Much Better questions the ethical limits of the use of technology as means for self-improvement.

Much Better was a semi-finalist for the 2017 O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, establishing itself as a strong and relevant literary work among over 1,300 plays. Prior to the O’Neill Conference, Much Better was a finalist in the 2016 Drama League Beatrice Terry Residency.

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AMERICAN ARCHIPELAGO

Presented by Pony World TheatreJuly 27- August 12Thu-Fri-Sat-Mon at 8:00pmMAINSTAGE THEATRE

Pony World Theatre welcomes you to a quaint little neighborhood called the United States of America. Upscale and working class, where suburban streets wind through packed city blocks, this neighborhood feels like a community - and a powder keg. White picket fences will blur and the American tapestry will start to unravel. Eight nextdoor neighbors from Nashville and New York and Montana and San Francisco will gather at the big block party cookout to grill hotdogs, share recipes, fall in love, murder chickens, and finally tell each other what they think.

GREENSWARD is a modern day fable set in a world almost exactly like ours, but not quite. Scientist Tim Hei has created PT-109, a perfect yard turf that never needs mowing, watering or fertilizing, and is greener than regular grass by a factor of 5. What drove him to create it is as compelling as the corporate forces that will go to dangerous lengths to keep it suppressed. A little bit sci-fi, a little bit madcap thriller, and a little bit sociopolitical commentary.

All tickets are Name Your Own Price; and MAP takes care of the service fees for you. The price you pick is your final price!

Strawberry Theatre Workshop presents Octavio Solis' breakthrough work, Lydia. Directed by Sheila Daniels, Lydia centers on two young women who move across bordersone between nations, and one across metaphysical borders between unknown, unseen worlds. Although technically hired as a maid, Lydia's primary responsibility is caring for the family's near-vegetative teenage daughter named Ceci, who was left in a coma after a mysterious accident that occurred right before her quinceanera, or 15th birthday. Unlike the family that surrounds her, Lydia is able to translate Ceci's thoughts—an adolescent stew of childhood memories, criticism and carnality.

Presented by New Century Theatre Company​June 1-July 1Thu at 7:30pm, Fri-Sat at 8:00pm, Sun at 4:00pmSpecial performance Mon Jun-12, and Wed June-28MAINSTAGE THEATRE

In The Realistic Joneses, we meet Bob and Jennifer and their new neighbors, John and Pony, two suburban couples who have even more in common than their identical homes and their shared last names. As their relationships begin to irrevocably intertwine, the Joneses must decide between their idyllic fantasies and their imperfect realities. Written by Will Eno and directed by Paul Budraitis.

Deaf Spotlight presents its third theatrical production, SKIN, by emerging playwright Crystal LM Roberts. This story follows four Deaf queer women who are struggling to make sense of violence, sex, love and friendship amidst a changing landscape, Seattle’s Capitol Hill. SKIN is directed by Alexandria Wailes who has over fifteen years of acting/directing/choreographing, and a lifetime of dancing. ​Disclaimer: this production consists of the following: nudity, profanity and themes of sexual assault, suicide & alcohol addiction. Viewer discretion is advised.

In what is easily one of this year’s most in-your-face collaborations, The Ensemble has partnered with 2015 Stranger Genius Award winner and 2010 Spotlight Award winner Jody Kuehner aka Cherdonna Shinatra to retell Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House. Part bio drag queen, part contemporary dancer, and part performance artist, Cherdonna will Masterpiece Theatre the shit out of this classic play, which follows the story of Nora, a married woman and mother who struggles to discover her true self or lack thereof. In her own doll’s house, Cherdonna will celebrate, dissect, and illuminate this text through her own unique feminist lens, scouring Ibsen, Nora, Torvald, and the whole gang for contemporary meaning.

Her failed first novel is an unsung masterpiece. His bestselling blog, Sex with Strangers, is being made into a movie. The two have nothing in common, except for their passion for writing... but these opposites soon attract. As they explore their interest in each other, they must also confront the dark sides of hidden ambition, soaring desires and secret agendas.

Before We Flew Like Birds, We Flew Like Cloudsis an audience activated installation illuminating the experiences of four humans with extraordinary relationships to their bodies – an astronaut, a professional athlete, a survivor of a near death experience and a differently abled person – using Virtual Reality films, prerecorded and live music staged inside a floating, immersive set of star-like objects.

The music and films will be experienced in an interactive, planetarium-like environment. Viewers sit in swivel chairs throughout the space amidst floating, star-like sculptures hovering in the space, created by enclosing helium balloons in an architectural triangular framework made from Styrene tubing. Live dance, vocals and strings add the performative element to the work.

Presented by New Century Theatre CompanyFebruary 17-March 11Mon-Thu at 7:30pmFri-Sat at 8pm and Sun at 4pmSTUDIO THEATRE

Time stops when you meet the love of your life. Vicky and Erica are catapulted through a lifetime of love and heartbreak as they navigate an ever-shifting present. Through courtship, children, marriage, conflict and the whisper of mortality, this kaleidoscopic journey is a stunningly honest depiction of the fortitude and courage it takes to fight for love.

On the eve of her 25th birthday, a young woman’s brilliant but unstable father—a famous mathematician—dies. His passing triggers volatile emotions, the arrival of her estranged sister, and the attentions of a student who seeks enlightenment in the scribblings the great man left behind. Over one long weekend, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of one mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult dilemma of all: how much of her father’s madness—or genius—has she inherited?

Anastasia Higham and Charles Leggett make a New Year's return to Strawberry Theatre Workshop as father and daughter in David Auburn's "Proof"—opening on the Mainstage at 12th Ave Arts on January 19th for a five-week run.

Mo is finally home. But his memories haven’t quite caught up with him. In a brutally disorienting and circular world of trauma and recovery, Mo is pulled from one moment to the next in a fun house filled with hallucinations, cruelty, and enigmas, all while trying to enjoy his homecoming party. Wild and deranged, Every Five Minutes examines the effects of torture and the absurdity of living.

The Submarine Show​Nov-30 at 8pm​For one night only, Emmy Award winner Slater Penney and former Cirque du Soleil performer Jaron Hollander serve up this brilliant bit of side splitting physical theater.Cirque Love LoveDec 3 at 8pm, Dec-4 at 5pmCirque Love Love is a one-man-cabaret juggling humor, lust and vulnerability. Come for the high caliber circus, stay for the intrigue, leave when it's over.

Love & GravityDec 9-18Thu-Fri-Sat at 8:00pm Sun at 2pmBlending virtuosic circus skill, dance and physical theater, this show will upend everything you thought you knew about these two laws of attraction.

When Amy’s failure to show up for her thesis presentation is blamed on her depression/anxiety, she is threatened with expulsion from Whetmore’s College of Performing Arts. Meanwhile, in Ancient Greece, a carnivorous beast has escaped Echo’s watchful eye and is hungry for blood. As Echo and Amy’s friends continue to betray them and bystanders are devoured, they must decide whether to give up on theater while they still can, or burn everything to the fucking ground and start over. The Untitled Play About Art School is a very harsh comedy following an unbreakable friendship that tries to find a way to heal when all hope seems lost.

Presented by New Century Theatre Company​October 20 - November 19Thu at 7:30pm, Fri-Sat at 8:00pm, Sun at 4:00pm​Mon Nov-14 at 7:30pmMAINSTAGE THEATRE

Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet. Sparks fly. And so begins an expansive tale that traverses five generations of a modern family, from first kiss to final goodbye. A stunning, big-hearted play that spans nearly eighty years in roughly ninety minutes, The Big Meal tells the extraordinary story of an ordinary family.

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THE PRIDE

Presented by Theatre22October 28 - November 19Thu-Fri-Sat at 8pmTue Nov-15 at 8pmSun Nov-6 and Nov-13 at 2pmSTUDIO THEATRE

Two explosive loves stories in alternating eras explore betrayal, forgiveness, and fate. The Pride examines changing attitudes to sexuality over a period of fifty years, looking at intimacy, identity, and the courage it takes to be who you really are. Some things may change, but the complexities of the human heart remain eternal.

Presented by Washington Ensemble Theatre September 23 - October 10Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon at 7:30pm​STUDIO THEATRE

Revolutionize. Transform. Revolt. You are not to do as you are told. REVOLT, SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. by Alice Birch is a wicked and frank education in contemporary feminism, language, and gender politics. This patriarchy-smashing absurdist play is anything but well behaved and like nothing you've ever seen onstage. Intersecting and interconnected vignettes turn the dominant male paradigm on its head.

There is a ferocious rhinoceros on the loose in a small village, and no one seems alarmed. In fact, by the time Eugène Ionesco's cast of citizens can agree on what they saw, it becomes possible for individuals to join the herd. Imagine a business leader, a prominent family, and a politician stampeding as wild rhinoceroses, while a town idly debates whether it is even possible...

Strawberry Theatre Workshop had been seeking to open 2016/17 with a theatrical conversation linked to the contemporary US Presidential Election. They found it in a French absurdist drama written in 1959. Directed by Jess K Smith, Rhinoceros will play Sep-8 through Oct-8 in the Mainstage at 12th Ave Arts. The company imagines a fall evening more politically relevant than the Trump/Clinton debates, which will be happening almost simultaneously.

DUELS

In this surreally absurd soiled tragedy, Irene gardens and lives with John and Juan killing each other again and again and again. Duels bleeds vegetable juice, smashes tomatoes, smears blackberries, speaks Spanish, capitalizes on immigrants, and recedes from suburban now to rural then, when the shooting began. ​Written by Nick Stokes, directed by José Amador, Duels features performances by Carter Rodriquez, Daniel Christensen & Marianna de Fazio.

Bonnie & Clyde comes back to life in this thrilling musical by Frank Wildhorn. This classic tale of passion and crime during the Great Depression is set to a rockabilly, blues and gospel score.​Produced by Alia Collins-Friedrichs and directed by Matthew Lang, this will be Studio 18's inaugural production and the Seattle Premiere

The staff of New Life Capital are experts in estate planning, bankruptcy, office romances, and regret. Suffering, Inc. shows us a week in the life of a typical American office where the employees problems are familiar, humorous, and horrifying. This original and modern story uses only lines of dialogue from the plays of the Russian master Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904). Pony World Theatre combines their whimsical style with Chekhovs dark humor and heartache in this updated version of their 2011 hit. Suffering, Inc.examines our hopes and disappointments through awkward birthday parties, sales calls, broken printers, puppets, and poetry. ​Conceived and directed by Brendan Healy.

Based on an German play that shocked and scandalized 19th-century audiences, Spring Awakening took Broadway by storm when it premiered, winning eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Punctuated by an electrifying and hauntingly beautiful rock score by Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater, the story captures the timeless and turbulent experience of adolescence, following a group of teens as they navigate the confusing and often troubled waters of teenage angst and their budding sexuality, grappling with issues like suicide, pregnancy and identity -- topics that remain as timely and relevant as ever.

It is 5am on Election Day 2012. The three Apple sisters and their Uncle Benjamin, a retired actor, have been up all night, singing, eating Chinese food, and trying to finish a jigsaw puzzle. Their brother, Richard, arrives in time for a very early breakfast. As this family of artists and committed public servants tease each other, tell stories, and argue about the meaning and utility of elections (Richard has drifted from the others Democratic activism), the national issues illuminate what is happening close to home, and vice versa. These politics are very localand very personalindeed.

​At a time when drone strikes and economic sanctions have blurred the violence of war, 9 Circles forces the jarring human toll back into the spotlight. Strawberry Theatre Workshop presents Bill Cain's unnerving re-imagining of Dante's "Inferno." 9 Circles offers a furious journey through one wayward soldiers transgression, judgment, and penance amid the fallout of the Iraq War. Conner Neddersen plays Pfc Daniel Edward Reeves, a discharged American soldier accused of heinous, unforgivable crimes against civilians in Iraq. He spirals downward through a limbo of military tribunals, therapy sessions, and jail cells.

Cast members Sylvester Kamara, Norah Elges, and Sam Hagen visit Reeves in the varied guises of army officer, lawyer, counselor, and pastor, offering a bewildering mix of sympathetic aid and harsh condemnation.

Presented by New Century Theatre CompanyApril 22- May 21Thu 7:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:00pm, Sun 4:00pmMon May 9 at 7:30pmMAINSTAGE THEATRE

Based on Chaim Potok's best-selling novel, My Name Is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hasidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his artistic genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents and community, young Asher realizes he must make a difficult choice between art and faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist.

In this dark and twisted comedy two lovelorn sisters, an ax wielding hunk, and the poet and lover Fredrico Garcia Lorca uncover their destiny when their past comes back to haunt them. They wrestle through time only to discover the real horror is in their bones.

​“Theater needs to be immediate, risky, and vital. I try to do that in my writing and The Ensemble really does it with their programming. It's an honor to collaborate with them on this wild, sexy, spooky play.” --Playwright Susan Soon Hee Stanton

Presented by MAP TheatreMarch 25- April 16Thu-Fri-Sat 7:30pmMon April 4 at 7:30pmSTUDIO THEATRE

Abby and Zack are a young and impetuous couple come to Paris in hopes of putting their troubled pasts behind them, but their carefree façade of American privilege and tranquility is quickly fraying about the edges. A simmering romantic thriller that evokes strains of classic Hitchcock, Belleville poses the question we all dread asking ourselves: what if the person sleeping beside me is not who they seem?

Presented by Sound TheatreMarch 10- March 26Thu-Fri-Sat 7:30pm, Sun at 2pmMon March 21 at 7:30pmMAINSTAGE THEATRE

Amid religious intolerance, political injustice and racial tension, the sitrring Tony Award-winning Parade explores the endurance of love and hope against all odds. With a book by acclaimed playwright Alfred Uhry (Driving Miss Daisy) and a rousing, colorful and haunting score by Jason Robert Brown (Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years) Parade is a moving examination of the darkest corners of America’s history.​Parade is based on the true story of the trial of Leo Frank, an historical moment which instigated the re-emergence of the defunct KKK and the birth of the Jewish civil rights organization, the Anti-Defamation League.

Presented by Theatre22February 19- March 24Thu-Fri-Sat 8pmTue March 8 at 8pmMatinees on Sun Feb-28 and Sun Mar-6 at 2pmSTUDIO THEATRE

​Off the grid and barely hanging on, Ulysses unexpectantly finds his wife, Emma, at his trailer door. It's been twenty years since their marriage was torn apart by an event that Ulysses can't remember and Emma can't forget. In the spirit of some of the greatest American dramas, Annapurna is built upon the hopefulness of reconciliation. Passionate, funny, fierce—it is the impossibility of scaling a mountain of strife that makes the climb so seductive.

After weeks of aerial attacks, four strangers find sanctuary from an environmental catastrophe in an abandoned lakeside cabin. But that sanctuary is disturbed by questions of what constitutes civilized behavior in the absence of civilization. Adapted for a post-9/11 world by Conor McPherson, "The Birds" is based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film.

Presented by Washington Ensemble Theatre​January 15- February 1Thu-Fri-Sat-Sun-Mon at 7:30pmalso Six Pack on Jan-26 at 7:30pmalso reSET on Feb 3-4 at 10pmSTUDIO THEATRE​Jackie is struggling with addiction, friendship, love, and the challenges of adulthood in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ totally fucked up comic tragedy. This high-octane, verbal cage-match shows us how hard recovery can be in the face of family, sexual dependency, and… a misplaced hat.

Inspired by conspiracy theories and ham radio broadcasts, "Retraces" follows a skeptical man who works to decode the everyday conspiracies happening around him. Through a combination of projected miniature replicas, live sound, and scenic puppeteering, multiple performers construct his small town environments around him. As the conspiracy unfolds, three manifestations of the man cross paths and overlap in a race to connect the dots. This dark piece blends theater, dance, puppetry, music, and visual art to explore how we as humans and as audience members process information to arrive at our personal beliefs.

​​Between writer’s block, a plague-ridden London and the theatre-hating Puritans, William Shakespeare faces the end of his career. Then a ghostly visit from the late Christopher Marlowe and a last minute invitation to perform for Queen Elizabeth give the Bard a flicker of hope. But the not-so-virgin queen has some saucy plans of her own. A dash of Richard III, a dose of A Christmas Carol and a dollop of Twelfth Night add up to a real Holiday of Errors!

Presented by Cornish College of the ArtsDecember 9-13Wed-Thu-Fri 8pm, Sat 2pm & 8pm, Sun 7pmSTUDIO THEATREA brainy teen with a chip on her shoulder seeks adventure and escape when she enrolls in High School on the High Seas. But soon Isabel, her new pal Quinn, and a rag-tag collection of classmates and crew find themselves swept off course in an extracurricular payback mission led by the boat's strange and formidable captain, Wild Kate.

​Presented by New Century Theatre CompanyOctober 28- November 21The-Fri-Sat-Sun at 7:30pmNo show Oct 31MAINSTAGE THEATRE

​Festen takes place at a family-run hotel in the countryside where friends and family have gathered to celebrate patriarch, Helge’s 60th birthday. Dark secrets revealed during the course of the evening expose the false cheeriness of the family as Helge’s adult son, Christian struggles to set himself free from his past. Both horrific and ridiculous, this dysfunctional birthday party will be a night to remember.

In the post-apocalypse, a war rages between the last human survivors and the malformed techno-mancing Witches. Witch Hunters are the elite warriors highly trained in analog combat, out to kill these super-powered enemies living by the codes embedded into their codename. Transported into the far future (the post-post-apocalypse) by a pair of time traveling red combat boots, Kansas is sent on a mission to recover the sentient A.I. program called OZ to restore balance between four witches who seek to overrule the last human settlement. Keeping her sword arm flexed and her trigger finger nice and itchy, Kansas bands together with a group of misfits to reclaim technology for the world once and for all. ​

A long, long time ago, Leda makes love to a swan. 3,000 years later, Michelangelo paints a picture. 350 years later, Rudolph buys it. 130 years later, Dave and Fiona stand in a museum, gazing at what remains. Set in a world of bizarre romantic obsessions and everyday ineptitude, Kim Rosenstock's 99 Ways to Fuck a Swan explores the dark corners of desire and the eternal mysteries of love.

Václav Havel's "The Memorandum" concerns the tribulations of Josef Gross, a humanist in a nameless organization encumbered by the introduction of an artificial language--Ptydepe--designed to streamline office communications.

In "The Memorandum", language implodes into nonsense. Office bureaucracy provides the pressure for the implosion, and by implication, the calculated government bureaucracy that was the hallmark of Communism in Eastern Europe. Like in George Orwell's 1984, the purpose of the new language is manipulation, but Havel adds a farcical twist: Ptydepe does not belong to a coolly powerful Big Brother. Instead, those in power are equally confused, equally caught in the machine they themselves created.

Au Collective presents Gold & Skin, a dance concert featuring work by local up-and-coming contemporary choreographers and UW graduates. Proud to be people of color, women, and queer artists, the collective creates dance in celebration of community, family, and alternative artistic upbringings. With a vast array of technical strength and stylistic finesse, the group showcases a masterful blend of balletic lines and precision, hip-hop infused isolations and energy, and the artistic unpredictability of modern technique.

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THE TUMBLEWEED ZEPHYR

Two brothers, Atticus and Kai, climb aboard the Tumbleweed Zephyr, a transcontinental train headed from New Providence for the wilds of the Western Territories. But what starts as a simple journey by rail soon veers off-track, with airship bandits, twists of fate, wayward sparks of romance and the lonely call of a train whistle echoing across the clear desert sky.

With the Greek chorus transformed into a host of multi-cultural news reporters working for online media and a crowd of citizens who Tweet and update their Facebook status at every move of their despotic dictator, this production features an entirely Hispanic cast as the residents of the Republic of Molina - highlighting the discrepancies between perception and reality in the era of global information.

ORPHEUS DESCENDING

When a mysterious musician named Val arrives in a sleepy southern town, he quickly falls for Lady, a lonely immigrant shopkeeper held hostage by her failing marriage and tragic past.A rural Orpheus, Val descends into the hell of the surprisingly hot-tempered town, determined to escape with his beloved and find new life.In this bold, new staging of a rarely seen Williams classic, eight actors begin with a black box space, then create a gloriously irreverent, fully-staged production in real-time before — and among— the audience.

Somewhere over the rainbow, gays are checking themselves into Dr. Marvel's Reparative Therapy Clinic, where an ex-gay, ex-lesbian couple teach them to be born again straight. Adrian, a drag queen (best known for his Judy Garland impersonation), checks himself in after losing the amateur drag contest. So does Frank (a rugged straight guy who bears a striking resemblance to Adrian's best girlfriend Frankie). When Frankie finds love at the clinic with the poster girl for cured lesbians, all Oz breaks loose. Wizzer Pizzer is a wild, outrageous, modern ride back out the Yellow Brick Road.

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FOLLOW YOU EVERYWHERE

Presented by Georgia RagsdaleJune 26-28MAINSTAGE THEATRE

Comedian Georgia Ragsdale explores her Texas roots in a quirky, poignant childhood to coming-of-age theatrical memoir. Set in suburban Houston in the 1960's and 1970's, short slide shows using family photos prove she is not making this up as she travels through a world of unusual characters and events. Illuminated with to-the-point stories and movement pieces set to the sound track of the times, the cast includes Seattle dance and actor talents: Lodi McClellan, Lisa Ravenholt, Jack Lush, and Eric Pitsenbarger. A simple story, elegantly and economically told in an intimate, theatrical setting - from the heart, direct, truthful and compelling.

BIX & BAX'S BOX

June 19-22All shows at 8pm STUDIO THEATRE

Come along with Bix & Bax on their frolicking misadventures through the multi-verse. An episodic two-man show that unites everything from absurdist sketch comedy, to live hip-hop, to rapier-wielding Shakespearean combat, and more! A 75-minute escapade through space and time.

DEAR DAD - letters to and from famous fathers

Looking for a fun, thought provoking, and completely unique way to spend Father's Day this year? Celebrate your Dad by taking him to see Seattle's exciting new reading series, Letters Aloud, with an encore performance of their inaugural show, "Dear Dad", at the brand new 12th Ave Arts building in Capitol Hill. Over 25 personal letters written to or from such luminaries as John F. Kennedy, Jim Morrison, Jackson Pollock, Dave Brubeck, John Steinbeck, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Oscar Wilde and an ungrateful kid named Violet. These intimate letters will surprise, inspire and give new insight into the complicated relationship between fathers and their kids. With live musical accompaniment and a dynamic slide show.

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All's well that ends well

In the tradition of many of Shakespeare’s comedies, All’s Well illuminates both the beauty and ferocity of human nature. The title alludes to the Elizabethan phrase “all’s well with the dead,” which puts a morbid spin on a play known for its acerbic humor, witty clowns and larger-than-life characters. Melding the contemporary and classical in a setting designed to imagine modern-day France as if the French Revolution had never happened, this production features a high-fashion sensibility juxtaposed with dire poverty and is performed entirely by the diverse company of Freehold’s Ensemble Training Intensive.

DeVour! The Food Film Fest

Presented by Slow Motion FoodThu Jun-4MAINSTAGE THEATRE

Author Kathleen Flinn and Chef John Sundstrom have partnered with Devour! The Food Film Fest, the world’s largest food film festival, to bring a feast for the senses to Seattle. Taking the culinary pop-up event to new heights, Devour! The evening will feature with a Taste of Nova Scotia Lobster demonstration and sampling, paired with Canada’s award-winning Benjamin Bridge sparkling wines. Following the workshop, guests will be among the first to view Academy Award nominee Kim Nguyen’s new documentary, The Empire of Scents along with two short films: Daylily Fritters and Pour Retourner.